Ah, this game series is just so good, one of those series where I wish I could just erase my memory of it MiB style and just experience it all over again for the first time. Replaying is a ton of fun but first experience is always the best. Literally got chills and good vibes seeing that citadel approach cutscene again. And Garrus <3

If I recall correctly, gaining Renegade points doesn't give you a negative to Paragon. But it does cost you an opportunity to increase your Paragon points (as just about every time you get a choice in dialog option, those options will increase one or the other).

OMG, I forgot the codex was even fully voiced, jeez that game was so cool and had so much lore and stuff. Love this kind of thing in games. It's 10 years old and still holds up in a ton of places and so many things still impress me when I remember and see them again. Sorry, I just love ME and sci-fi and I have to praise it, not many sci-fi or space operas in gaming, matter of fact not many sci-fi games of this kind at all :(

The volus is well aware he'll never be a party member 'cause all the interesting-looking species are too different from a human model.

I'm on another page from a lot of people here, I notice. The Citadel part was one of the most boring parts of Mass Effect to me. ME1's lore is spectacular, it's a very solidly built world that they do cool things with in the endgame. But the way they impart that lore? Literal encyclopedia entries and characters straight up telling you about their entire race's history, customs, personalities, hobbies and feelings. It's the opposite of having that stuff reveal itself slowly and succinctly from the way the plot proceeds or characters interact. It's incredibly dry. Combine that with the presentation during dialogue - two characters straight up standing still and talking to one another, while a third one occasionally might chime in, and also with the setting, which is largely a bunch of military types, diplomats and politicians. It wasn't exactly riveting.

This episode is making me really hope this franchise is going to end up in better hands than where it ended up last time, because there is still so much potential left in this setting. I forgot just how good all the worldbuilding in this series was.

BioWare has recently stated that they know fans want to see more Mass Effect and Dragon Age, and that they have small teams working on secret projects, whether these are Mass Effect we don't know yet. But the franchise is not dead yet - not completely.

My name is ANaturalFirmness and this is my favorite series on the site!

I can't wait for Alex to start using the Journal. I think it'll really help them with figuring out where specifically they need to go. I can't remember ever actually using the map to figure out what I needed to do next.

I just realized the Elcor sound like Eeyore. Their names are even similar!

I've been dreaming of this series ever since Breaking Brad: Demon's Souls with Brad and Vinny. The knowledgeable fan of a game guiding a newbie to a franchise is the most solid of formulae; so glad it's finally gracing our presence. I knew Alex would end up enjoying it on some level.

I might have to accumulate a few episodes like someone else suggested if I want to be calm, though. The wait is killing me.

You guys kind of touched on this in the first episode indirectly, but the first Mass Effect especially, is very much an offshoot (or inspired by- although it seems much more direct than that) of KOTOR. The Elcor is a good example of that being very much like an alien race in KOTOR that I forget the name of now. There are several very direct parallels between the original Mass Effect and the first KOTOR.